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james "whitey" bulger. after a 16-year manhunt, the reputed mafia kingpin now sits in a courtroom facing 19 counts of murder and allegations of racketeering, extortion and money laundering. deb feyerick is in boston following the trial for us. deb? >> reporter: alison, this is a trial that many people here in boston thought they would never see. now, james "whitey" bulger, who spent most of his life trying to avoid attention, is front and center for everyone to see. these are some of the images seen by the jury. whitey bulger 30 years ago at the height of his power, a crime boss feared throughout boston. prosecutors introduced clip after clip of bulger meeting with members of both the italian and irish mafia here at a garage where bulger ran his criminal enterprise. that enterprise, said his own lawyer, was made up of drug trafficking, extortion and loan sharking, and was worth millions upon millions of dollars. bulger has pleaded not guilty to charges he killed 19 people. prosecutors emphasized those murde
james "whitey" bulger. after a 16-year manhunt, the reputed mafia kingpin now sits in a courtroom facing 19 counts of murder and allegations of racketeering, extortion and money laundering. deb feyerick is in boston following the trial for us. deb? >> reporter: alison, this is a trial that many people here in boston thought they would never see. now, james "whitey" bulger, who spent most of his life trying to avoid attention, is front and center for everyone to see....
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he was convicted of helping bulger avoid arrest. his brother, billy bulger. >> absolutely. the relationship between whitey bulger and the rogue fbi agent, john connelley is what many people believe allowed the empire to flurish for so many years. when connelley returned to boston, he met with billy bulger who was powerful, he met with billy and said, look, thank you for keeping me honest, if there's anything i can do let me know, billy said, keep my brother out of trouble. that's when the relationship began, whitey began paying connelley cash, bought him gifts, gave him some diamonds to give to his wife for his anniversary, it was a long relationship, and one that allowed many of the murders, prosecutors contend to take place, because connelley was telling him when someone was going to testify against him, that allowed bulger to wipe him out. anderson? >> kevin cullen is co author of whitely bulger, america's most wanted gangster, and the manhunt that brought him to justice, he was the first to raise questions about whitey bulger's relationship with the fbi. he joins me now
he was convicted of helping bulger avoid arrest. his brother, billy bulger. >> absolutely. the relationship between whitey bulger and the rogue fbi agent, john connelley is what many people believe allowed the empire to flurish for so many years. when connelley returned to boston, he met with billy bulger who was powerful, he met with billy and said, look, thank you for keeping me honest, if there's anything i can do let me know, billy said, keep my brother out of trouble. that's when the...
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he turned on his former associate, james whitey bulger. we'll show you what happened during their courtroom confrontation. we begin with keeping them honest. last week after profiling charities that seemed to only care about their profits, i challenge the people who run them to come on this program or talk to our correspondent, drew griffin. let them explain the facts uncovered by drew, the tampa bay times and the central for investigative reporting that show these charities, and i use that term loosely, to be abusing and squandering your hard earned money. not one of the three has taken us up on that challenge. two of the three have spoken up elsewhere. the thing they're saying raise more questions and don't make sense. before we go to drew griffin who has the latest, i want to show you his latest report so you can reacquaint yourself with all the players they believed would help cancer victims. >> drive down these country roads outside knoxville, tennessee, and into this small industrial park. and you'll find the headquarters of a family
he turned on his former associate, james whitey bulger. we'll show you what happened during their courtroom confrontation. we begin with keeping them honest. last week after profiling charities that seemed to only care about their profits, i challenge the people who run them to come on this program or talk to our correspondent, drew griffin. let them explain the facts uncovered by drew, the tampa bay times and the central for investigative reporting that show these charities, and i use that...
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bulger fled boston when he was tipped off by a crooked f.b.i. agent that investigators were closing in. he spent 16 years on the lam. he was arrested two years ago in california. police found weapons and cash stashed inside his apartment walls. martorano told "60 minutes" he was enraged when he found out bulger had spent years slipping the f.b.i. information. >> i'll go along with a lot of things but not no judas, not no informant. i never informed or ratted on nobody and if i could have killed him, i would have killed him but he wasn't there. and that's what i think he deserves. >> reporter: john martorano served just 12 years in prison as part of a deal with federal prosecutors. scott, bulger's lawyers are expected to point to that relatively light sentence as reason to question martorano's credibility. >> pelley: a long trial ahead, elaine. thanks very much. the american who says he exposed two top secret u.s. intelligence surveillance programs is still inhiding tonight but britain's gardian newspaper arranged what it said was an online quest
bulger fled boston when he was tipped off by a crooked f.b.i. agent that investigators were closing in. he spent 16 years on the lam. he was arrested two years ago in california. police found weapons and cash stashed inside his apartment walls. martorano told "60 minutes" he was enraged when he found out bulger had spent years slipping the f.b.i. information. >> i'll go along with a lot of things but not no judas, not no informant. i never informed or ratted on nobody and if i...
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day two in the trial of whitey bulger. the defendant now 83 years old, charged with crimes he committed decades ago in south boston. this opening statements, prosecutors describe him as a hands on killer, a kingpin who did his own dirty work. he's charged with racketeering and 19 murders. but first, randi kaye traces his path to infamy. >> reporter: whoever would have guessed this bright-eyed, blond haired teenager would grow up to be one of the most notorious gangsters of our time? born in 1929 james bulger was a fitness buff whose platinum hair earned him the nickname whitey. it wasn't until his 20s that he started robbing banks. and cultivating his image. reporter shelly murphy says he wanted to be seen as an honorable criminal. the robin hood of south boston. he would cruise the neighborhood offering rides to elderly. when people would sit around saying he's out there, he's a robber, criminal. the women would say that jimmy, bulger, he's a nice boy. >> reporter: a nice boy with a nose for trouble. in the 1950s he was s
day two in the trial of whitey bulger. the defendant now 83 years old, charged with crimes he committed decades ago in south boston. this opening statements, prosecutors describe him as a hands on killer, a kingpin who did his own dirty work. he's charged with racketeering and 19 murders. but first, randi kaye traces his path to infamy. >> reporter: whoever would have guessed this bright-eyed, blond haired teenager would grow up to be one of the most notorious gangsters of our time? born...
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whitey bulger had the entire fbi protecting him. john conley was the handler and now doing 40 years or helping the guy get kill that protected whitey bulger, it went to the hoover building, john. he was protected at the highest levels in washington because they believed he was a useful informent. he was a useless informent. the defense will say he wasnd an infoment. it was john conley protecting him because he wanted to protect the family because he grew up in the same housing project in south boston. i don't have to tell you, john, you're from this time. in a place like southty, everything is about loyalty, loyal the to your neighborhood, neighbors and loyalty to your family. >> that's dead on. kevin, before i let you go, one other thing i want you to tell people about, if you're not from boston you might not remember. 1991 you heard the news whitey bulger won the lottery. use the word win loosely. you can't make this up. explain how this worked in whitey world. >> a guy -- pat lenski was a friend and won. by whitey never had a leg
whitey bulger had the entire fbi protecting him. john conley was the handler and now doing 40 years or helping the guy get kill that protected whitey bulger, it went to the hoover building, john. he was protected at the highest levels in washington because they believed he was a useful informent. he was a useless informent. the defense will say he wasnd an infoment. it was john conley protecting him because he wanted to protect the family because he grew up in the same housing project in south...
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boston office and how bulger bribed agents, including morris. "boston globe" reporter shelley murphy has written a book about bulger. why is the question of whether or not he was an informant important to the prosecution? >> they're trying to show yes there was a corrupt relationship and because of the corrupt relationship the f.b.i. leaked bulger information that led to the murders of three f.b.i. informants and a potential witness. >> reporter: bulger is accused of taking part in 19 murders, drug trafficking and extortion. he and his girlfriend were arrested in california in 2011 after 16 years on the lam. morris testified bulger called him in 1995. he said if he was going to jail i was going with him. morris claims he was so alarmed he had a heart attack a short time later. morris testified in exchange for immunity and, scott, during cross-examination the defense portrayed him as dishonest and lacking credibility. >> pelley: don, thank you. president obama is in senegal west africa tonight. he said his prayers are with south africans as nelso
boston office and how bulger bribed agents, including morris. "boston globe" reporter shelley murphy has written a book about bulger. why is the question of whether or not he was an informant important to the prosecution? >> they're trying to show yes there was a corrupt relationship and because of the corrupt relationship the f.b.i. leaked bulger information that led to the murders of three f.b.i. informants and a potential witness. >> reporter: bulger is accused of...
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one is myth making of whitey bulger. from a very early age when he was a young teen criminal he lived in a housing project, the first built new england. and he had a car when no one else had a car. when he wasn't driving around with his girlfriend, he would be scouting and he wasn't scouting for criminal opportunity. hef looking for old ladieses. he would see the oldly i did, pull over, jump out. take the groceries and drive them home. it was a very conscious decision. they call it stoop talking. every once awhile that jimmy is a hoodlum. all the old ladies. he's a lovely young man. he gave me a ride home from the market the other day. he was so conscious of doing that. he did it through. he was the one -- the difference about bulger and it wasn't just his narrative that he was pushing out there, he had very influential family and particularly his younger brother became hid advocate and bill was prop all gaiting the myth. he said to my face, my brother would never touch drugs. and jimmy -- whitey is good at -- he'll tell
one is myth making of whitey bulger. from a very early age when he was a young teen criminal he lived in a housing project, the first built new england. and he had a car when no one else had a car. when he wasn't driving around with his girlfriend, he would be scouting and he wasn't scouting for criminal opportunity. hef looking for old ladieses. he would see the oldly i did, pull over, jump out. take the groceries and drive them home. it was a very conscious decision. they call it stoop...
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she lived in the same neighborhood as grieg and bulger. after brief surveillance to confirm the tip, agents moved in. after all those years on the run, finally, at 81 james whitty bulger was in custody. >> we captured a man notorious in boston and around the world. >> reporter: inside the couple's apartment agents found more than $800,000 in cash, stuffed into the walls. in 2012, kathryn grieg was sentenced to eight years in prison for helping whitey. >> she was in live with mr. bulger and certainly a person that does not regret what she did in living her life with him. >> reporter: now, it's whitey bulger's turn. >> the two things he most wants to prove at trial is he was not an fbi inform pant and wants to prove he did not strangle two women among the 19 victims he's accused of killing and the reason for that is good bad guys don't strangle women and do not rat on their friends. >> reporter: whitey bulger's defense team says he may take the stand but not before jurors spend the next few months listening to testimony from law enforcement
she lived in the same neighborhood as grieg and bulger. after brief surveillance to confirm the tip, agents moved in. after all those years on the run, finally, at 81 james whitty bulger was in custody. >> we captured a man notorious in boston and around the world. >> reporter: inside the couple's apartment agents found more than $800,000 in cash, stuffed into the walls. in 2012, kathryn grieg was sentenced to eight years in prison for helping whitey. >> she was in live with...
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we'll run down the case against james "whitey" bulger. twenty-five thousand mornings, give or take, >>> now for an update on mortgages. rates climbed higher this past week. let's take a look. we know it's your most important videoconference of the day hi! hi, buddy! that's why the free wifi and hot breakfast are something to smile about. now, get great getaway rates and feel the hamptonality woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near the water. what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you -- including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $129 a year. for an agent, call the number that appears on your screen. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm pamela brown. it's 30 minutes past the hour. we continue to follow breaking news this morning. we now know the name of the suspected gunman in the rampage that left four people dead friday in santa monica. right here, tak
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bulger's defense attorney j.w. carney acknowledged his client did commit some crimes, including bookmaking, drug trafficking and loan sharking, but he insisted bulger was not a murderer, or worse, a government snitch. the worst thing an irish person could consider doing was becoming an informant, carney said. instead, he argued, bulger paid off law enforcement officers in exchange for information on surveillance and searches that could have brought down bulger's crew. >> the difference between him and your average stock variety gangster is he had the protection of the f.b.i. >> reporter: "boston globe" columnist kevin cullen has covered buller for more than 30 years. is this about honor for him?Ñi >> reputation is everything for whitey bulger. he has been obsessed with it since he was a young hoodlum. that screws up his whole narrative, a narrative he spent his entire life creating. >> reporter: bulger has said his client does plan to take the stand in his own defense. scott, the trial here is expected to last at
bulger's defense attorney j.w. carney acknowledged his client did commit some crimes, including bookmaking, drug trafficking and loan sharking, but he insisted bulger was not a murderer, or worse, a government snitch. the worst thing an irish person could consider doing was becoming an informant, carney said. instead, he argued, bulger paid off law enforcement officers in exchange for information on surveillance and searches that could have brought down bulger's crew. >> the difference...
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instance, the gun with the trigger in bulger's hand. today bulger's team tried to convince the jury that he is not to be believed. >> reporter: portraying him as a mass murderer, a serial killer, a liar without remorse lawyers for james whitey bulger tried to undermine one of the government's star witnesses. john martorano finished testifying after three days on the stand. bulger's lawyer pointing out inconsistencies or lies. you lied to your friend john callahan, didn't you asked frank brennan. referring to a man martorano shot dead. that was a necessity told the confessed hit man. i told him i wanted to see him. i couldn't tell him i wanted to shoot him. at times he seemed to parse his words describing another murder martorano testified i stabbed him, i didn't kill him, adding not until later. he testified even bulger was older by a decade, he wasn't my boss. sometimes however the hitman would do what was needed no questions asked because bulger, quote, knew the right buttons to press. bulger's lawyers suggested in cutting a plea deal
instance, the gun with the trigger in bulger's hand. today bulger's team tried to convince the jury that he is not to be believed. >> reporter: portraying him as a mass murderer, a serial killer, a liar without remorse lawyers for james whitey bulger tried to undermine one of the government's star witnesses. john martorano finished testifying after three days on the stand. bulger's lawyer pointing out inconsistencies or lies. you lied to your friend john callahan, didn't you asked frank...
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he claims he's testifying against bulger because he was a rat. bulger, known as whitey, because of a streak of white hair, was a legendary figure on the streets of boston. loyalty was prized above all else. it is a much different place now, parts of it young, diverse, somewhat upscale with condos and coffee shops, and bulger's reputation has changed a lot too. shelly murphy of the "boston globe" says the trial is destroying the bulger myth. >> he tried to perpetuate the myth of being a good bad guy. and good bad guys don't rat on their friends and strangle women. this is about whitey trying to re-write the narrative of who he is. >> reporter: a trial expected to last months with much anticipation about what more will be revealed. ron allen, nbc news, boston. >> and we're back in a moment with the reason folks are sounding the alarm tonight about the place they once called the eighth wonder of the world. cal eighth wonder of the world. thot overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most f
he claims he's testifying against bulger because he was a rat. bulger, known as whitey, because of a streak of white hair, was a legendary figure on the streets of boston. loyalty was prized above all else. it is a much different place now, parts of it young, diverse, somewhat upscale with condos and coffee shops, and bulger's reputation has changed a lot too. shelly murphy of the "boston globe" says the trial is destroying the bulger myth. >> he tried to perpetuate the myth of...
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but that evaporated when he learned bulger was an informant. it sort of broke my heart. the crew ruled boston's underworld for nearly 30 years. he spoke with "60 minutes" steve cost in 1968. did you keep count of how many people you killed? >> never. no. until in the end, never realized it was that many. >> how many? >> a lot, too many. >> reporter: martorano was the first witness in the trial to directly tie bulger to murder. he described the killing in a matter of fact way. and told the court bulger would sometimes assist or ride in a second car, ready to act, if anyone dared to interfere. bulger fled boston when he was tipped off by a crooked fbi agent that investigators were closing in. he spent 16 heres years on the . he was arrested two years ago in california. police found weapons and cash stashed inside of the walls. martorano told "60 minutes" he was enraged when he found out bulger had spent years giving the fbi information. >> i'll go along with a lot of things, i'm not a judist, not informed a rat or anybody. if i could have killed him i would have killed him
but that evaporated when he learned bulger was an informant. it sort of broke my heart. the crew ruled boston's underworld for nearly 30 years. he spoke with "60 minutes" steve cost in 1968. did you keep count of how many people you killed? >> never. no. until in the end, never realized it was that many. >> how many? >> a lot, too many. >> reporter: martorano was the first witness in the trial to directly tie bulger to murder. he described the killing in a...
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bulger was once one of the most wanted men in america. he went into hiding in the 1990s, and remained in hiding until 2011. along with drug dealing and extortion the 83-year-old is charged in the death of 19 people. deb feyerick was in the courtroom today and she's out front. deb, it must have been just amazing to be there. i know that these men were in their 50s when they last saw each other. bulger and martorano. but how much tension was there in the courtroom? >> there was a lot of tension and there was no love loss between these two men who were once so close that they would spend their days basically committing murders. bulger has acknowledged that, in fact, he ran a criminal enterprise that involved drug trafficking, extortion, loan sharking. when you saw the dynamic between these two men. whitey bulger stared straight ahead in that courtroom. he was less than six feet away from john martorano and yet the two men never made eye contact and martorano described murder after murder that he committed, and he linked bulger to at least ei
bulger was once one of the most wanted men in america. he went into hiding in the 1990s, and remained in hiding until 2011. along with drug dealing and extortion the 83-year-old is charged in the death of 19 people. deb feyerick was in the courtroom today and she's out front. deb, it must have been just amazing to be there. i know that these men were in their 50s when they last saw each other. bulger and martorano. but how much tension was there in the courtroom? >> there was a lot of...
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whitey bulger had the entire fbi protecting him. john conley was the handler and now doing 40 years or helping the guy get kill that protected whitey bulger, it went to the hoover building, john. he was protected at the highest levels in washington because they believed he was a useful informant. he was a useless informant. the defense will say he wasn't an informant. it was john conley protecting him because he wanted to protect the family because he grew up in the same housing project in south boston. i don't have to tell you, john, you're from this time. in a place like southty, everything is about loyalty, loyal the to your neighborhood, neighbors and loyalty to your family. >> that's dead on. kevin, before i let you go, one other thing i want you to tell people about, if you're not from boston you might not remember. 1991 you heard the news whitey bulger won the lottery. use the word win loosely. you can't make this up. explain how this worked in whitey world. >> a guy -- pat lenski was a friend and won. by whitey never had a l
whitey bulger had the entire fbi protecting him. john conley was the handler and now doing 40 years or helping the guy get kill that protected whitey bulger, it went to the hoover building, john. he was protected at the highest levels in washington because they believed he was a useful informant. he was a useless informant. the defense will say he wasn't an informant. it was john conley protecting him because he wanted to protect the family because he grew up in the same housing project in...
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bulger spent 16 years on the run. he was arrested two years ago along with his girlfriend catherine grieg in santa monica, california. as bulger was hiding in plain sight, one of the people he befriended was a neighbor: josh bond. here's carter evans. >> reporter: josh bond moved to l.a. to break into the movie business. he ended up co-starring in the climax of notorious fugitive james "whitey" bulger's life on the run. >> first time i can remember meeting him he actually came to my door and knocked on my door one day and introduced himself and gave me a cowboy hat said he thought he didn't need it anymore and thought i could use it. >> reporter: that was 2007. josh bond was the new resident manager at the princess eugenia apartments in santa monica. the reclusive retirees who lived next door in apartment 303 went by carol and charlie gasko. >> josh bond was the one guy that whitey had a continuous kind of contact with, starting in '07. >> reporter: dick lehr co-wrote a biography on bulger. he told us when bond moved
bulger spent 16 years on the run. he was arrested two years ago along with his girlfriend catherine grieg in santa monica, california. as bulger was hiding in plain sight, one of the people he befriended was a neighbor: josh bond. here's carter evans. >> reporter: josh bond moved to l.a. to break into the movie business. he ended up co-starring in the climax of notorious fugitive james "whitey" bulger's life on the run. >> first time i can remember meeting him he actually...
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then you had bulger's side which frankly, the only people that i saw that were close to whitey bulger was his brother jackie, his politician brother bill bull scer was not there. then you had the media on the other side. so there were three different groups. and brian kelly, the federal prosecutor, gave a very understated sort of "these are the facts, a ma'am" joe friday approach to the indictment against whitey bulger and just spelled it out in detail. but there was one very poignant moment during brian kelly's opening. toward the end of it he just showed -- he read the names of the 19 murder victims one by one pausing between each name while their photograph was shown on an overhead projector shown to the courtroom. and at the end of it, brian kelly said "that, ladies and gentlemen, is what this case is all about." >> ifill: so what is the defense? >> the defense is actually novel because jay carney, who is the lead attorney for whitey bulger, went in there and admitted in open court that his client was a criminal. he said his client was an extortionist, a book maker, and a very big
then you had bulger's side which frankly, the only people that i saw that were close to whitey bulger was his brother jackie, his politician brother bill bull scer was not there. then you had the media on the other side. so there were three different groups. and brian kelly, the federal prosecutor, gave a very understated sort of "these are the facts, a ma'am" joe friday approach to the indictment against whitey bulger and just spelled it out in detail. but there was one very poignant...
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bulger said "good morning." two years after the mobster's life on the run came to an end, lawyers began narrowing a jury pull pool of 695 people. the judge expects opening statements will begin monday. >> still cry at nights sometimes. >> reporter: steve davis plans to attend every day of the trial. his sister is one of the people bulger is accused of murdering. he plans to testify against bulger. >> look at us, the families. look at the pain and the suffering that we're going through all of these years, over 30 years. >> reporter: in addition to 19 murders, bulger is accused of a long list of other crimes, including extortion and corrupting law enforcement. he could face life in prison if convicted. >> reporter: bulger, now 83 years old, was an fbi informant, who secretly snitched to investigators about rival gangsters. that was until about 1995, when a rogue agent tipped off bulger he was going to be indicted. bulger spent 16 years on the run, before he was finally captured with his girlfriend in 2011. they we
bulger said "good morning." two years after the mobster's life on the run came to an end, lawyers began narrowing a jury pull pool of 695 people. the judge expects opening statements will begin monday. >> still cry at nights sometimes. >> reporter: steve davis plans to attend every day of the trial. his sister is one of the people bulger is accused of murdering. he plans to testify against bulger. >> look at us, the families. look at the pain and the suffering that...
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s he's a hit man who said bulger helped him commit murured. >> reporte he testified james "whitey" bulger was his partner in crime and his bess friend. that trust evaporated he said when he learned bulger was a government informer. it sort of broke my heart. i was just beside myself. martorano was perhaps the most feared member of bulger's winter hill game that ruled the hill underworld for nearly 30 years. in 2008 martorano spoke with "60 minutes." te >> did you keep count of how many people you killed? >> never, never, no.ne until in the end i never e realized it was that many. er >> how many? >> a lot.lo too many. >> do you have a number? >> i confessed to 20 in court. in >> martorano was the first witness in the trial to directly tie bulger to murder. in unemotional testimony he described how he killed and told the the court bulger would sometimesr assist or ride in a second car ready to act if anyone tried to interfere. bulger fled boston when he was ti tipped off by a corrupt fbi agent that investigators were closing closing in. he he spent 16 years on the lamb.rs he was arrested in
s he's a hit man who said bulger helped him commit murured. >> reporte he testified james "whitey" bulger was his partner in crime and his bess friend. that trust evaporated he said when he learned bulger was a government informer. it sort of broke my heart. i was just beside myself. martorano was perhaps the most feared member of bulger's winter hill game that ruled the hill underworld for nearly 30 years. in 2008 martorano spoke with "60 minutes." te >> did you...
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bulger said, "good morning." two years after the mobster's life on the run came to an end, lawyers began narrowing down a jury pool of 675 people. the judge expects opening statements will start monday. >> still cry sometimes about it, you know? >> reporter: steve davis plans to attend every day of the trial. davis's sister, deborah, was one of 19 people, bulger is accused of murdering. davis is planning to testify against bulger. >> look at us. the families. look at the pain and the suffering that we're going through all these years, over 30 years. >> reporter: in addition to 19 murders, bulger is accused of a long list of other crimes, including extortion and corrupting law enforcement. he could face life in prison, if convicted. >> reporter: bulger, now 83 years old, was an fbi informant, who gret secretly -- who secretly snitched to lawmakers. that was until 1995, when an agent tipped him off that he was going to be indicted. bulger and his girlfriend were found living in a modest california apartment, stocke
bulger said, "good morning." two years after the mobster's life on the run came to an end, lawyers began narrowing down a jury pool of 675 people. the judge expects opening statements will start monday. >> still cry sometimes about it, you know? >> reporter: steve davis plans to attend every day of the trial. davis's sister, deborah, was one of 19 people, bulger is accused of murdering. davis is planning to testify against bulger. >> look at us. the families. look at...
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bulger's role is central this. the most colorful testimony came from a former bookmaker who said he paid bulger thousands of dollars every year or nearly 14 years. richard o'brien seen on the right described a meeting between bulger and a man who owed him money. o'brien testified that when the man balked at paying, bulger apparently replied, we have a business besides bookmaking, killing people like you. whitey bulger who showed little emotion in the first days of trial threw his head back and laughed. seeming to enjoy a story by an old friend, not afraid to look him in the eye. >>> there's a major development in the case of kendrick johnson he's a 17-year-old high school sports star in valdosta, georgia, who was found dead in a rolled gym mat. >> authorities say kendrick was standing on the bleachers reaching into the center of the mat for a shoe, but slipped into the mat got stuck while no one was around. it was atragic accident. this is a photo of kendrick in that mat. his family says he was murdered. >> we exam
bulger's role is central this. the most colorful testimony came from a former bookmaker who said he paid bulger thousands of dollars every year or nearly 14 years. richard o'brien seen on the right described a meeting between bulger and a man who owed him money. o'brien testified that when the man balked at paying, bulger apparently replied, we have a business besides bookmaking, killing people like you. whitey bulger who showed little emotion in the first days of trial threw his head back and...
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. >>> and then dramatic testimony at the whitey bulger trial. the prosecution saying he was an fbi informant cd that a-- infor. does that add up? >>> more bad news for paula deen. >>> and our shout out -- making a run for it. we're not referring to edward snowden, we're talking about rusty, the red panned amp he escaped the national zoo washington. we couldn't help but notice the similarities. both are male, both dodged washington officials, both have strong ties to...
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through his lawyers bulger argued he was given immunity by a former prosecutor. the judge dismissed it saying any purported immunity is now lodged against crimes he's facing. >>> the white house is about to have a lot on its plate. we're following breaking news about who leaked information on the nsa surveillance program. >>> what we can expect to see from the white house next. >>> and, beloved author judy blum hits the big screen. "tyiiger eyes" opens this weeke. ] erica had a rough day. there was this and this. she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate. ever. as in never ever. now about that parking ticket. [ grunting ] [ male announcer ] the citi simplicity card is the only card that never has late fees, a penalty rate, or an annual fee, ever. go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. just like a tablet. so easy to use, it won a best of ces award from cnet. and it comes inside this beautifully crafted carrying case. introducing the a
through his lawyers bulger argued he was given immunity by a former prosecutor. the judge dismissed it saying any purported immunity is now lodged against crimes he's facing. >>> the white house is about to have a lot on its plate. we're following breaking news about who leaked information on the nsa surveillance program. >>> what we can expect to see from the white house next. >>> and, beloved author judy blum hits the big screen. "tyiiger eyes" opens this...
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whitey bulger did that. not me, not shelly murphy. >>> we have a lot more tonight including this, is the mystery of jimmy hoffa's whereabouts on the verge of being solved? i know a lot of people said that before. an fbi agent believes they're about to crack the case wide open. >>> a midshipman at the elite naval academy said she was rained by three classmates. >> you can't talk, youen cat tell. we'll get kicked out, you can't do this we'll -- they really did play on my emotions. and at that point in time, it was what felt like the entire football team against me, given that all these individuals were on the football team. and i felt ostracized. this is it. this is what matters. the experience of a product. how will it make someone feel? will it make life better? does it deserve to exist? we spend a lot of time on a few great things. until every idea we touch enhances each life it touches. you may rarely look at it. but you'll always feel it. this is our signature. and it means everything. a talking car. but
whitey bulger did that. not me, not shelly murphy. >>> we have a lot more tonight including this, is the mystery of jimmy hoffa's whereabouts on the verge of being solved? i know a lot of people said that before. an fbi agent believes they're about to crack the case wide open. >>> a midshipman at the elite naval academy said she was rained by three classmates. >> you can't talk, youen cat tell. we'll get kicked out, you can't do this we'll -- they really did play on my...
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. >> face the face, a former hit man takes the stand in the whitey bulger murder trial. whether he had to say about the reputed mob boss. >> charged with manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old chris brown, a baltimore county police officer goes on trial. that story as eyewitness continues. >> here's today's report from ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's just after 5:30, 84 degrees and mostly sunny. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. >>> the killing sparked out rage and protests. now one year after the death of 17-year-old christopher brown a baltimore county police officer goes on trial. alex demetrick reports t charge is manslaughter. >> after a rock hit his door off duty police officer james laboard chased down one of the teens. 17-year-old christopher brown died of asphyxiation. today jury selection began in the manslaughter trial of laboard, a veteran baltimore county police officer. >> we're not looking for life for a life. i'll say that over and over again. we pray for laboard's family, pray for him. when you've done something wrong people need to own respons
. >> face the face, a former hit man takes the stand in the whitey bulger murder trial. whether he had to say about the reputed mob boss. >> charged with manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old chris brown, a baltimore county police officer goes on trial. that story as eyewitness continues. >> here's today's report from ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's just after 5:30, 84 degrees and mostly sunny. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. >>> the killing...
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of his sons after bulger. mart ran know said he ratted. >> i never informed or ratted on nobody. if i would have killed him i would have killed him but he wasn't there. that's what i think he deserves. >> as he testifies against bulger martorano doesn't see himself as a rat. >> i'm trying to stop him from ratting anymore. >> bulger denies being an informant and trying to raise doubts about martorano's testimony. that i said he framed him for murders he didn't quit in exchange for a sentence for martorano's own crimes. >> now, in court today martorano said he took a $20,000 jump sum pavement from the government rather than go into the witness protection program. >>> nsa leaker edward snowden is defending his disclosure of top security u.s. spying programs. kai is in the news room with more on how snowden is reaching out while in hiding. >> reporter: snowden spoke out during an online chat today with the guardian newspaper. it's the same paper he told about the once top secret government surveillance program at
of his sons after bulger. mart ran know said he ratted. >> i never informed or ratted on nobody. if i would have killed him i would have killed him but he wasn't there. that's what i think he deserves. >> as he testifies against bulger martorano doesn't see himself as a rat. >> i'm trying to stop him from ratting anymore. >> bulger denies being an informant and trying to raise doubts about martorano's testimony. that i said he framed him for murders he didn't quit in...
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>> whitey bulger was on the list. here's the funny thing. whitey bulger knows the power of that list, once osama bin laden was killed and that hit the news, whitey bulger woke up the next day and said i'm in trouble because i move up a notch and very shortly thereafter he was in custody. >> let me talk to you about the inspiration for robert de niro's character in "goodfellas." they were digging in queens yesterday, why? >> there's the old story about the gangster who calls his son and says i'm very sad because i'm too old and too much pain to plant the garden and plant the tomatoes this year. his son hangs up and said, pop, i'll take care of it. he calls the fbi and says, i've got a tip, there's someone buried there. they dig it up. he calls his father and says you can plant the tomatoes now. this is kind of an annual -- stay with me, charlie -- this is kind of an annual rite of spring. jimmy hoffa. they're digging up jimmy's driveway since 1978 and associated bodies along the way. there's a reason it happens in spring. they always get this
>> whitey bulger was on the list. here's the funny thing. whitey bulger knows the power of that list, once osama bin laden was killed and that hit the news, whitey bulger woke up the next day and said i'm in trouble because i move up a notch and very shortly thereafter he was in custody. >> let me talk to you about the inspiration for robert de niro's character in "goodfellas." they were digging in queens yesterday, why? >> there's the old story about the gangster...
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first up, whitey bulger. the infamous one time head of the irish mob in boston recently captured after 16 years on the run. >> the 83-year-old is accused of drug trafficking, extortion and murder, all while working as an fbi informant. bulger's defense attorney jw carney acknowledged his client did commit some crimes. but he insisted bulger was not murderer or worse, a government snitch. >> what-- whoa, whoa, whoa. how is a government snitch worse than a murderer? for me, call me old-fashioned, it's always been murderer, all other violent crimes, and somewhere down the bottom tattletale. but according to bulger's lawyer who is an expert if gangster ethics, this actually all makes sense. >> the worst thing an irish person could consider doing was becoming an informant. >> is it? if you honestly think that the worst thing an irish person could consider doing, you've clearly never been to a new york st. patrick's day parade. ever. (applause) i mean ever in your life. so let's move on to case two. jimmy hoffa. fo
first up, whitey bulger. the infamous one time head of the irish mob in boston recently captured after 16 years on the run. >> the 83-year-old is accused of drug trafficking, extortion and murder, all while working as an fbi informant. bulger's defense attorney jw carney acknowledged his client did commit some crimes. but he insisted bulger was not murderer or worse, a government snitch. >> what-- whoa, whoa, whoa. how is a government snitch worse than a murderer? for me, call me...
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>>> and a former hitman testifies against whitey bulger. but he says he was a nice family man, and his nickname by the way? the executioner? >>> and the new treasury secretary has cleaned up his signature to go on the new dollar bill. this was the old one. you think the new one is legible? in parks across the country, families are coming together to play, stay active, and enjoy the outdoors. and for the last four summers, coca-cola has asked america to choose its favorite park through our coca-cola parks contest. winning parks can receive a grant of up to $100,000. part of our goal to inspire more than three million people to rediscover the joy of being active this summer. see the difference all of us can make... together. a friend under water is something completely different. i met a turtle friend today. avo: whatever you're looking for, expedia has more ways to help you find yours. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium servicelike t on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it
>>> and a former hitman testifies against whitey bulger. but he says he was a nice family man, and his nickname by the way? the executioner? >>> and the new treasury secretary has cleaned up his signature to go on the new dollar bill. this was the old one. you think the new one is legible? in parks across the country, families are coming together to play, stay active, and enjoy the outdoors. and for the last four summers, coca-cola has asked america to choose its favorite park...
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and in the whitey bulger case a former hit man who testifies against bulger and took part in 20 murders says he was a nice family man. not what his nickname would suggest. nickname was the executioner. and the new treasury secretary cleans up his signature to go on the dollar bill. can you read it? ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ hooking up the country helping business run ♪ ♪ build! we're investing big to keep our country in the lead. ♪ load! we keep moving to deliver what you need. and that means growth, lots of cargo going all around the globe. cars and parts, fuel and steel, peas and rice, hey that's nice! ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ helping this big country move ahead as one ♪ ♪ norfolk southern how's that function? ♪ bayer migraine formula, means powerful relief. its triple action formula targets migraines for relief of the tough pain, and symptoms that come with it. try targeted relief with the power of bayer. i'm on expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for, because i'm ra
and in the whitey bulger case a former hit man who testifies against bulger and took part in 20 murders says he was a nice family man. not what his nickname would suggest. nickname was the executioner. and the new treasury secretary cleans up his signature to go on the dollar bill. can you read it? ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ hooking up the country helping business run ♪ ♪ build! we're investing big to keep our country in the lead. ♪ load! we keep moving to deliver...
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a lot of information that bulger was an informant. they did get a federal investigator today to acknowledge he did not verify each piece of information individually. but also got him to acknowledge. parts of the file were likely falsified. not the parts when bulger is talking about other people's criminal activity. when he is talking about his own criminal activity and involved the crooked fbi agent. e erin. >> thank you. still to come, developments from the george zimmerman. and the jury saw graphic photos of trayvon martin's body. the flight from zurich had $1.2 million on it. they say. when the flight landed here in new york. the money was gone. clues next. your digital life may be killing you. proof of what your cell phone is doing to your brain, right now! the kyocera torque lets you hear and be heard even in stupid loud places. to prove it, we set up our call center right here... [ chirp ] all good? [ chirp ] getty up. seriously, this is really happening! [ cellphone rings ] hello? it's a giant helicopter ma'am. [ male announcer
a lot of information that bulger was an informant. they did get a federal investigator today to acknowledge he did not verify each piece of information individually. but also got him to acknowledge. parts of the file were likely falsified. not the parts when bulger is talking about other people's criminal activity. when he is talking about his own criminal activity and involved the crooked fbi agent. e erin. >> thank you. still to come, developments from the george zimmerman. and the jury...
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you either loved whitey bulger if you lived in boston or you feared him. you've got a prosecution saying this is a stone-cold killer. he's been accused of 19 homicides in the midst of over 30 charges involving racketeering. he was head of the mob. the irish mob. that pushed out the italian mob. and what we want to see from the government is to say this man must be bought to justice after 18 years on the run. >> so what will the defense try to do? >> the defense is going to say nonsense, that is only whitey bulger here on trial, the government should be on trial, the fbi was corrupt. the fbi caused bulger's reign of terror because they permitted it, they allowed it and they are the people that whitey bulger wants to expose. >> thank you, rikki, good to see you. "the wall street journal" says a sweeping immigration reform bill has cleared a big hurdle. yield, the senate approved a motion to start debate on the measure. the bill aims to start a path to citizenship. >> chairman carl levin has his own plan to address sexual assault in the military. it replaces
you either loved whitey bulger if you lived in boston or you feared him. you've got a prosecution saying this is a stone-cold killer. he's been accused of 19 homicides in the midst of over 30 charges involving racketeering. he was head of the mob. the irish mob. that pushed out the italian mob. and what we want to see from the government is to say this man must be bought to justice after 18 years on the run. >> so what will the defense try to do? >> the defense is going to say...